The original nurses home Range, Rond had for its, object the provision of skilled nursing for the Bick of "all classes of the foreign immunity. Commenced "in 1800, Fanuary, 1001, the building was sufictently complete for municipal nurses to take up their quarters, and-on March 27-4 meeting of sub" scribers wag held under the chair-"of Mr. Byron Brenan, British Consul-General, at which Mr. W. V. Drummond, chairman of the Diamond. Jubilee Memorial Committee, "formally. handed over possession of the building and con-Tents to" the municipality. " Mem bers of other nationalities had taken part in the scheme. at their! express desire, andthe home thus Hreeame community memorial. to tieen Victoria, home death took place before the building was ready for occupation. The building was forested according t2 the detailed requirements worked gut by" the Heatth: Department, by whom it was fully equipped." Tt wag sttpu-Inted when the" Victoria Nursing Home was handed over to the Coun-cit that it Wan toe hel in trast ts a permanent memorial to: Queen Victoria, and it is in pursuance of this trust "that the. Council now have provided the site and erected the new nurses home on land Jacont ta" the Country' Hospital long ago as 1890 a municipal Theme: was started, its agement being an integral part Health Department functions. The nursing service which grew up in connection with this original home comprised women who worked out-Side' as well as inside the hospital. 'A Nurtes Association, still in opera tion, was formed to provide nurses in emergency, to assist in hospitals, an Well as district nursing and sup: ply nurses to outside patients need: Ing extra help.
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